Note from Ninn:
First, please don't
flame me for this one. As you know from the summary,
this is based of FFX, yes X. Keep in mind
that I don't really know all that much
about the game, just that Yuna is a summoner,
Tidus plays blitzball, and Sin
must be stopped. Other than that, I've
only seen a few screenshots. I'm judging
that this is and will stay a what-if fic
but just about every other RPG. I mean, we
all know that the hero and heroine will
stay together. I'd say something else, but
I don't feel like it. Oh, and it's not
bad, really.
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Tidus walked slowly
down the beach, the packed sand cool and moist beneath
his feet. The setting sun gleamed
red-gold on his blond hair, and cast his sun
tanned face in shadows. Hanging from a
strap on his back bounced a sword that
appeared to be made out of water. It's
appearance was of great use to him, as
he only used it in the underwater game
of Blitzball, and it's transparent appearance
gave him an advantage, it was extremely
hard to see once immersed in liquid.
Around him, the wind
shifted suddenly, and turned chilly. Tidus shivered and
flicked a few strands of still damp hair
out of his eyes, and attempted to adjust
his shirt so not so much of the damp material
would be in contact with his skin.
He was damp because of the game he had
been in earlier, and had rushed out
after the winning point was scored. He
wasn't one for the post win locker room
antics. Actually, he never changed anyway.
He lived close to the playing 'field'.
Suddenly, he stopped
walking, and turned to gaze out over the seemingly
endless expanse of water that lay before
him. The setting sun cast the gorgeous
turquoise water a deep shade of purple,
making it look threatening and myster-
ious, a far cry from the peaceful clearness
of the day.
Even though he lived
right on the shore, the ocean never failed to captivate
him when he looked at it, and he never
grew tired of it. But at the same time, he
had no desire to stray from his life to
explore. As far as he was concerned, his
life was good.
After a few moments,
his train of thought was disturbed when he felt someone
pull on one of his suspenders, and turned
around to face Yuna. In his eyes, he was
looking into perfection, not only physically,
but mentally. As a summoner, she faced
more pressure than he could imagine, expected
to live up to the skills of her father.
In no way was she failing, and her skills
were spectacular.
Tidus realized he was
staring at her, but found himself unable to turn away. Her
dress flowed around her in the wind, loaning
a heavenly appearence to her, and her
brown hair flowed around her face, almost
seeming as if it was alive. But what
intrigued him the most about her was her
eyes. Green and blue, and she claimed
that with one she could see the present,
and the other, the future.*
As he was looking at
her, she stepped out of his field of vision, lauging slightly.
Tidus blushed and turned in her direction.
They had been close friends for as long
as he could remember, but from her suddenly
serious expression, he couldn't
help but think that that wouldn't be the
case much longer.
He frowned slightly,
and reached over, carefully brushing a few loose strands
of hair out of her face, an old gesture
of comfort that had been started long ago.
But she didn't meet it with the usual
smile, and instead shrunk back, her eyes
beginning to show unshed tears.
Then, as if unable to face him, she turned her
back to him. He made no move to push her
to say anything, only stood where
he was. Then he heard her whisper something.
She turned back to him,
"I'm sorry......."
He looked at her, confusion
evident in his face, ".....You haven't done anything...."
"No.... But I'm going
to. Our world.... it's in danger..." a tear slipped down her face,
but she made no move to wipe it away.
"How do you know?" The
question was slow, carefully said, and spoken softly.
"Sin.... A being of
legend.... It was what turned our planet into this, and now..... it's
back. It's a strong being, but....."
Tidus said nothing.
He had heard the legends, and of the battles that had been
fought to drive it off, and he had the
general idea of how Yuna knew, even though
she hadn't said.
Suddenly she reached
out and took his hand, not resisting when he pulled her
close.
"This is what I want....."
she muttered.
"Hmmm?"
"I want to stay here,
but.... I can't," She buried her face in his shoulder.
They shared silence
for many minutes, before she finally pulled away.
Yuna looked suprizingly
calm, and looked right into his eyes, "This is my destiny,
and I can not ignore that, hard as it
may be."
"Then let me come with
you," he voiced, not wanting to be seperated, maybe
permanatly, from his companion.
"You can't.... This
isn't your fight. You have your life here. You fit in. I've always
been an outcast, waiting for my fate to
find me.... And if that means dying to save
everything..... Then I will," Her
voice was quiet, but filled with powerful determanation.
"Please, don't say that.
I can't stand the thought of not having you around. Yuna,
you know that."
She nodded sadly, "I
feel the same.... But this wouldn't be easy for someone as you.
It will be no more than a mental test
where physical strength is useless. You'd get
killed. ......I can't do that to you!"
she paused and blinked back her tears, "I don't know
if I'll ever return, but I would never
be able to bear the weight of taking someone with
me. I can handle myself.... I've seen
it, and I was alone...."
"You're strong...."
he murmurred quietly, so much so that she didn't hear him.
"I'm so sorry," she
flung herself into his arms, "I wish I could promise that I'll be
back, I really do...."
"No," he whispered into
her ear, "Don't make a promise unless you're sure you can
keep it."
She pulled away gently,
"Thank you...." Then she reached up slowly, and from her
hair pulled a tiny enamled clip, and reached
out to place it on the collar of Tidus's
shirt, "Remember me with this, ok?"
He fingered the clip,
and turned back to face the water. The sun had continued on
it's downward journey, and now shadows
of black streatched across the land.
"I'll always remember
you, clip or no," He reached out and clasped the hand of the
person beside him, but she pulled away,
emotions getting the better of her, and with
a strangled sounding "good-bye", she slipped
into the shadows, answering the call
of fate.
Tidus watched the spot
where she disappeared, then carefully removed the pin
from his collar. In the fast fading light
he could see that it was a rose.... her favorite
flower. Silently he replaced it, then
returned his gaze to the spot where she had
left, and felt a single tear slide down
his cheek....
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Another note from Ninn: Well, there you
have it. I hope you didn't hate it too much,
and keep in mind that this was hard to
write. Frankly, I don't care if any of the things
I mentioned are no more than rumors, and
that I'm pretty sure I have the realationship
between Tidus and Yuna waaay wrong. Oh,
and sorry that it was so short.
*Yuna has two different eye colors, that
you know. If you're wondering about the present
future thing, well I read it somewhere
and thought it sounded really cool. Though I'm not
sure if I read future or past, but future
worked better for this.
Anyway, did I do it? Did I acomplish my
goal of writing the first FFX fic? *crosses
fingers*
Well, you know the drill. Type your rewiew
in the box! and the send it in. DO IT! I know
for a fact that many more people read
my stuff that review it.
